Trick-gun.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1908..

E. DE MOULIN.

. TRICK GUN. APPLICATION FILED DEC 9, 1-907.

,4 TTOR/VE 1/5 unrrs STA r rain ERASTUS on MOULIN, or GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DE MOULIN BROS. & oo.,

' OF GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS.

TRICK-GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14:, 1908.

Application filed December 9, 1907. Serial No. 405,7.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ERASTUS DE MoULIN, a citizen of the ,United States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Bond and State I orders and similar organizations for initiatin candidates.

lhe object of the invention is to provide means whereby an ordinary air rifle may be converted into a water gun without the employment of additional operating mechanism and without altering the general appearance of the rifle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trick gun or rifle having a forward and rearward discharge when-by liquid or other projectable substance: may be ejected from either end of the gun.

A further object is to provide a rearwardly extended discharge passage or barrel communicating with the fluid receiving chamber and controlled by a suitable valve or stop cock, there being a similar valve for con-v trolling the discharge of fluid at the muzzle of the gun so that by manipulating said valves the direction of discharge of fluid may be changed at will.

A still further object of the invention-is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and,

efficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within. the scope of the appended claims.

In theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of a trick gun (011? structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side. elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3.il.of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail pors )ective view of a portion of the rearward discharge tube or barrel.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The improved device is in the nature of an attachment to an air rifle whereby the latter may be used as a water gun, and by way of illustration is shown applied to a Daisy air rifle of the ordinary construction in which 5 designates the casing or housing, 6 the stock and 7 the false barrel.

iAs a description of the air'rifle when used as such is essential to the proper understanding of the same when converted into a water gun the several )arts will be specifically designated and relerred to in the specification. I

"Disposed within the false barrel 7- is the usual transverse partition 8 dividing the barrel into two compartments 9 and in one of which constitutes a fluid containing compartment and the other a chamber for the reception of the plunger 11, the chamber 10 also serving to receive the water from the compartment 9 when the plunger is retracted and the rille used as a water gun.

The partition 8 is provided with a central erforation the walls of which are threaded or connection with a sleeve or collar 11,

spaced from the interior'walls of the false barrel 7 is the true barrel 12. A spring 8 is secured to the true barrel 12 with its free end normally closing a filling orifice. 9 in the false barrel 7, this orifice being employed to permit the introduction of a qu antity of shot into the chamber 9 when the device is used as an air gun. The free end of the barrel 12 is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured to a terminal cap 13 removably seated in the adjacent end of the barrel 7 so that b; rotatiiu the cap the barrel 12 may be unscrewed from the partition 8 and said barrel and cap disconnected from the 'false barrel 7 when it is desired to fill the containing chamber with water or other liquid.

The s ring actuated plunger 11 is slidahly mounter forlongitudinal movement within the chamber 10 and is provided at one end thereof with a terminal roller 14 for engagement with the usual operating lever 15, it

heiiu here stated'that when the )luu er is b a retracted. the water in the conmartment 9 will be drawn into the receiving chamber ll) and forcibly ejected from said receiving chamber when the plunger is released, in the manner hereinafter described.

The several parts above referred to are of the usual construction, the present lllVOlltlL n .and detachablv secured to said'collar and residing in means whereby the gun may he filled with water and the latter discharged through either end of said gun.

Disposed within the lree end of the barrel or passage 12 is a tuhular member or plug 16 having a discharge orifice 17 formed therein and intersected by a transverse opening 18,

' the walls of which are threaded for engagement with a valve 19 preferably in the form of a screw, as shown.

.lhe false barrel 7 is provided with a depending enlargeinent 20 to which. is secured a rearwardly extending discharge tube or aux iliary barrel 2i, the latter being preferably extended along one side of the casing or housing 5 and having its discharge end dcllected upwardly so as to assist in preventing the water from escaping through said tube until the valve 22 is opened and the plunger actuated.

The discharge passage 231 communicates with the receiving chamber 30 through the medium of a vertically disposed opcnii'ig 23 formed in the enlargement 2t) and in which is seated the valve or screw 22 whereby the passage of fluid through the disch re ma 7 be controlled. at will.

:1 operation the can ill carrying the barrel l2 removed by rotating the same and small quantity of water introduced into the compartment 9 through the open end of the barrel 7, after which the plunger is retracted by manipulating the lever ii. in the usual. manner thus causing the lluid in the con; pertinent 9 to enter the chamber lU through the opening in the partition 8 and partially fill said chamber.

if a forward discharge is desired the valve 22 is closed and the valve 19 moved to open position after which the barrel 12 and cap 13 are inserted in the barrel 7 and the trigger 2d actuated to discharge the gun thereby causing the fluid in. the receiving chamber 10 to be iorcibly e ected through the discharge orn'ice 17 in the form of a small stream.

in order to ell'ect a rearward' discharge the. valve 19 is closed and the valve 22 moved to open position so thiat when the plunger is re-- tracted and the tri ger operated the liquid will be discharged t irough the passage 21 in the face of the o erator.

Attention is ca led to the fact that the valve 19 is effectually housed within the false barrel 7 thus iving the device the general appearance 0" an ordinary air rifle or gun.

In using the un for initiating purposes the candidate is tdld that his confidence in the Order is to be tested by havin one of the members act William Tell an shoot the apple from his head. The apple is placed on the head of the candidate and he is-coin- Inanded to stand perfectly still. The Ellen}; ber using the rifle or gun adjusts the latter so as to reduce a forward discharge with the result t. at the candidate gets the discharge of water in his face. lie is then I capable of discharging fluid through either un and given the nrivilege oi E of William Tell and is to shoot the apple the head of another supposed candidate,

the valves of the rifle having been previously adjusted, so that when the candidate n.- gun he will receive another discharge o'l" we ter in his face.

While it is preferred to use a single un end thereof it is obvious, and sometimes desirable, that the suns may he used in pairs, that is to say wit one of the guns having a forward discharge and the other a rearward. discharge so that the same result may be accomplished without the necessity of adjusting the valves or changing the guns. lit will also be understood that any suitable powdered material such as ll'our may be used as a charge in place of water it desircdf From the foregoing description it is thought that the construction and operation oi" the device will be readily understood by those skilled in the art and further dcscrip-, tion thereof is deemed unnecessary. l

llaving thus described the invention what is claimed is:

l. A trick gun having front and rear dis- -;:hargc agcs'and means for discharging a gm notable substance through either pasrick gun having lront discharge and rear hschnrgc barrels, and valves one operating in each barrel for controlling the discharge of'a g'n-ojectuhle substance through each barrel.

3. A trio? gt having. a chamber adapted to receive a PIOjSCtrllllO substance and provided with forward discharge and rearward discharge barrels communicating with said chamber, and separate means for controlling the discharge of the projectable substance through each barrel.

4. A trick gun including-a chamber adapted to receive a projectable substance, a plun ger operating within the chamber, forward and rearward discharge barrels coinmunieating with said chamber, and. separate valves for controlling the discharge of tin projectable substance through each barrel.

5. A trick gun including a false barrel provided with a fluid receiving chamber, a plun ger operating withinsaid chamber, a true barrel arranged within the false barrel and spaced from the interioi walls thereof, said true barrelbeing in communication with the chamber, a tubular member inserted in one end of the true barrel, and a valve operating within the tubular member for controlling the discharge of fluid throughsaid barrel.

'6. A. trick gun including a false barrel pro vided with a fluid receiving chamber, a plunger operated within said chamber, a true barrel arranged within the false barrel and. spaced from the interior walls thereof and the forward discharge barrel, a valve operstance tl'irough sai the rear barrel.

communicating with one of said chambers, a

charge oi" a prcjectable substance through communicating with the receiving chamber, 1 a rearwardly extending barrel opening into the receiving chamber, means for operating the plunger, means for controlling the discharge. of fluid through the rearwardly extending barrel,'and means for controlling the dischargethrough the true barrel.

7. A. trick gun including forward discharge and rearward discharge barrels, a chamber communicating with said barrels and adapted to receive projectable substance, a plunger operating within the chamber, a tubular member seated in one end of ating within the tubular member for con-- trolling the dischar eof the projectable sub-- tubular member, and a valve for controlling the discharge through i 8. A trick gun. includirw a false barrel provided with a transverse partition dividing the false barrel into spaced chambers, a true barrel disposed within the false barrel and plunger operating within said chamber, a rear discharge barrel communicating with the plunger receiving chamber, and separate valves operating within the true barrel and rear discliiarge barrel for controlling the discither barrel.

1 charge barrel,

9. A trick gun including a chamber adapted to receive a projectable substance, at plunger operating within the chamber, forward discharge and rearward discharge barrels communicating with said receiving chamber, and a valve operating within each barrel for controlling the discharge of" the projectable substance through the same, the rearward barrel being inclined upwardly and extended to a point adjacent the stock of'the gun.

10'. A trick gun including a forward disa chamber communicating with said barrel and adapted to receive a projectable substance, at plunger operating within the chamber, a rear barrel communicating with said chamber and having discharge end inclined. upwardly, and valve ior con-- trolling the passage of the p rojectable substance through the rear barrel. V

11. A trick gun having a plurality of passages leading in different directions, and means for discharging a projectable substance through either'passage.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERASZFUS DE MOULIN,

Witnesses:

E. W. MULLE I (lIC-ERO J. LinnLr. 

